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BOOKS RECEIVED

Widows and Divorcees in Later Life: On Their Own Again, edited by Carol L. Jenkins. The Haworth Press, Inc., Binghamton, NY, 2003, 202 pp., $24.95 (paper).

Ethnicity

Aging and Ethnicity: Knowledge and Services (2nd ed.), by Donald E. Gelfand. Springer Publishing Company, New York, 2003, 232 pp., $41.95 (cloth).

Geriatrics/Clinical Gerontology

Handbook of Clinical Nutrition and Aging, edited by Connie Watkins Bales and Christine Seel Ritchie. Humana Press, Totowa, NJ, 2004, 720 pp., $145.00 (cloth).

Health Promotion and Aging: Practical Applications for Health Professionals (3rd ed.), by David Haber. Springer Publishing Company, New York, 2003, 512 pp., $59.95.

Transitions in Dying and Bereavement: A Psychosocial Guide for Hospice and Palliative Care, by the Victoria Hospice Society and Moira Cairns, Marney Thompson, and Wendy Wainwright. Health Professions Press, Baltimore, MD, 2003, 394 pp., $36.95 (paper).

Health Policy

Redesigning the Medicare Contract: Politics, Markets, and Agency, by Edward F. Lawlor. The University of Chicago Press, Chicago, IL, 2003, 248 pp., $39.00 (cloth).

Long-Term Care

Assuring Safety in Long-Term Care: Ethical Imperatives, Legal Strategies, and Practical Limitations, edited by Marshall Kapp. Springer Publishing Company, New York, 2003, 176 pp., $37.95 (cloth).

Caring for Our Elders: Multicultural Experiences With Nursing Home Placement, by Patricia J. Kolb. Columbia University Press, New York, 2003, 208 pp., $54.50 (cloth), $22.50 (paper).

Gray Areas: Ethnographic Encounters With Nursing Home Culture, edited by Philip B. Stafford. School of the American Research Press, Santa Fe, NM, 2003, 322 pp., $60.00 (cloth), $24.95 (paper).

Nursing Home Ethics: Everyday Issues Affecting Residents With Dementia, by Bethel Ann Powers. Springer Publishing Company, New York, 2003, 240 pp., $35.95 (paper).

The Crisis in America's Nursing Homes: What Are We Doing Wrong, by Guy Seaton. Adverbage, Ltd., Wexford, Ireland, 2002, 186 pp., $19.95 (paper).

The Not-So-Golden Years: Caregiving, the Frail Elderly, and the Long-Term Care Establishment, by Laura Katz Olson. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., Lanham, MD, 2003, 304 pp., $29.95 (paper).

Religion and Spirituality

Growing Old in Christ, edited by Stanley Hauerwas, Carole Bailey Stoneking, Keith G. Meador, and David Cloutier. William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, Grand Rapids, MI, 2003, 310 pp., $24.00 (paper).

New Directions in the Study of Late Life Religiousness and Spirituality, edited by Susan H. McFadden, Mark Brennan, and Julie Hicks Patrick. Haworth Press, Binghamton, NY, 2003, 243 pp., $39.95 (cloth), $24.95 (paper).

Religion in the Lives of African Americans: Social, Psychological, and Health Perspectives, by Robert Joseph Taylor, Linda M. Chatters, and Jeff Levin. Sage Publications, Thousand Oaks, CA, 2003, 320 pp., $52.00 (cloth), $34.95 (paper).

Vital Connections in Long-Term Care: Spiritual Resources for Staff and Residents, by Julie Barton, Marita Grudzen, and Ron Zielske. Health Professions Press, Baltimore, MD, 2003, 223 pp., $23.95 (paper).

Self-Help

Overcoming Impotence: A Leading Urologist Tells You Everything You Need to Know, by J. Stephen Jones. Prometheus Books, Amherst, NY, 2003, 318 pp., $19.00 (paper).

Technology

Impact of Technology on Successful Aging, edited by Neil Charness and K. Warner Schaie. Springer Publishing Company, New York, 2003, 352 pp., $49.95 (cloth).

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